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Pamela Benda

Case from University City, MO dated Feb 18, 1978

Victim Details

Pamela Benda

Female

White / Caucasian

University City

MO

1978-02-18

33

Pamela

Benda

07/03/2026

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Pamela R. Benda, 33, a White female from University City, Missouri, had recently moved into an apartment at 6600 Washington and was working at the Washington University Faculty Conference Center when an ordinary Saturday night turned fatal. On the evening of February 18, 1978, she went to a St. Louis County lounge called “Some Place Else” on Lindbergh Boulevard, where she crossed paths with Winford L. Stokes, who was out with acquaintances and drifting through the night looking for attention ...
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  • Winford Stokes - Wikipedia
  • Pamela Rae Ribby Benda (1945-1978) - monumento Find a Grave

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